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Cooking and sharing elaborate meals was her joy. Then she learned a mutation in her genes puts her at extremely high risk of gastric cancer. Could she lose her stomach to save her life?

Four years ago, same-sex couples couldn’t get married in Tampa, Florida. This spring, the city elected its first lesbian mayor. We talk with Mayor Jane Castor.

National polling shows a favorable political environment for Democrats in 2026. That could extend all the way down-ballot to a county commission race.

Dozens of people have starved to death in the besieged town of Madaya, where aid workers can't manage to get food or supplies. Renee Montagne talks with Syrian American Medical Society's Ammar Ghanem.

A first-hand experience with racism led two Asian American high schoolers to create an online magazine that documents what they go through.

During a career that spanned almost 75 years, Dr. Eugenie Clark was one of the world's foremost marine biologists and defender of sharks. Clark died Wednesday at the age of 92.

At 87, Cuban pianist and composer Bebo Valdes is busier than ever — and he's getting more recognition than ever before. But just 10 years ago, he was hardly recognized as a lounge pianist in Stockholm.

Although South Africa is making major strides towards democracy and against racism, Youth Radio reporter Fadia Williams says it's still hard for young people there to overcome some of her country's entrenched Apartheid-era attitudes.

In the spring of 1955, 67-year-old Emma Gatewood left her home in Ohio, telling her children she was going for a walk.What she didn't tell them was she…

Max Salomon is an American documentary filmmaker living in Paris. He offers his reflections on loss after last Friday's attacks.

Like so many recently arrived immigrants in South Florida, Nykoll Hernandez is proud of the college education she’s getting here – and just as proud to...

Senate President Joe Negron, a Stuart Republican unanimously elected to lead the Senate on Tuesday, regaled colleagues with an account of putting Ronald…

The store owner, who had a concealed weapons permit, was charged after an autopsy showed the middle school student was shot in the back and deputies spoke to witnesses and reviewed video.

The novel centers around the disappearance of a Massachusetts mother and its effect on her three children as well as her husband, who is suspected of her murder.

Mark Warner isn't saying whether he'll jump into the Democratic race for president in 2008, as many expect him to, but the former Virginia governor has some advice about the war in Iraq for the next commander-in-chief.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with David Brooks of The New York Times and Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post about the census, the Democratic primary and criticism over President Trump's Fourth of July speech.

Last weekend's military parade and No Kings rallies could be seen as an example of a DIVIDED America… a moment where our differences were placed in pretty stark relief. But reporting from both places on the same day… you see something different.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Naomi Alderman on her new novel, The Future, which asks whether the giants of technology more likely to save humankind or accelerate its end.

George Floyd's murder put Minneapolis in the spotlight. Justin Ellis' new book, 'The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis is the Story of America,' says the city embodies a contradiction - liberal ideals alongside deep racial disparities.

When a child falls ill with cancer, many of the drugs that might help are either experimental or unapproved for use in kids.

Officials in Washington, D.C. said that they weren't able to prevent the disappearance of Relisha Rudd. But is that true?

Danica Patrick, 23, became an instant celebrity when she qualified for this Sunday's Indianapolis 500. Patrick is just the fourth woman to qualify for the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing" -- but unlike her predecessors, experts say she has a real shot at winning.

With possible furloughs weeks away, the House and Senate passed a funding bill for the Capitol Police. It also has money for Afghan refugees who face danger with the U.S. military leaving the country.

Three artists are accusing the e-commerce giant of selling exact copies of their designs on its website. Shein has faced similar accusations before.

If a judge rules a person can't make their own decisions, the next step can be a legal guardianship or conservatorship. Some states allow less restrictive options, but advocates say it's not enough.